David R. Downen was born in Posey County, Indiana on 6 October 1838. He was the oldest son of John Downen (1814-1872) and Rebecca Stevens (1817-1845), the grandson of Timothy Downen (1777-1828) and Jane Lacey, and great grandson of Josiah Downen. David appears in the 1850 US Census and the 1860 US Census in the household of his father in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana USA.
In 1862, David enlisted in the 25 th Infantry, Indiana volunteers. He was wounded at Ft. Donelson in February of 1863, and discharged after expiration of his terms of service in Aug 1865. After the war he farmed land previously owned by his father, John, and married Martha Matilda Allyn, daughter of Abijah Allyn and Katherine Hooper, on 22 December 1868 in Posey County, Indiana, USA.
The Western Star; Mount Vernon, Indiana- Thursday February 27, 1902; Page 1.
David R. Downen of Bufkin, returned from Sopia, Indian Agency, Arizona, last week, where he spent a couple of months with Horace Wilson, his son-in-law, who is in charge of an Indian school, at that place. This is Dave's third trip to that section, and upon his return home, found two new grand-children and immediately began talking Indian to them, which he thinks he now speaks fluently, and it is reported the babes understood every word he said as well as any Indian.
Descendants of Josiah Downen, compiled and edited by Connie Conrad, July, 2010, Evansville, Indiana. Personal database of Charles Frederick Downen and Thomas Wallace Faircloth; Year 2010 (Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, USA).
Notes have been edited by Charles Frederick Downen, Downen Family Historian, [email protected] - November 1, 2010.
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In 1862, David enlisted in the 25 th Infantry, Indiana volunteers. He was wounded at Ft. Donelson in February of 1863, and discharged after expiration of his terms of service in Aug 1865. After the war he farmed land previously owned by his father, John, and married Martha Matilda Allyn, daughter of Abijah Allyn and Katherine Hooper, on 22 December 1868 in Posey County, Indiana, USA.
The Western Star; Mount Vernon, Indiana- Thursday February 27, 1902; Page 1.
David R. Downen of Bufkin, returned from Sopia, Indian Agency, Arizona, last week, where he spent a couple of months with Horace Wilson, his son-in-law, who is in charge of an Indian school, at that place. This is Dave's third trip to that section, and upon his return home, found two new grand-children and immediately began talking Indian to them, which he thinks he now speaks fluently, and it is reported the babes understood every word he said as well as any Indian.
Descendants of Josiah Downen, compiled and edited by Connie Conrad, July, 2010, Evansville, Indiana. Personal database of Charles Frederick Downen and Thomas Wallace Faircloth; Year 2010 (Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, USA).
Notes have been edited by Charles Frederick Downen, Downen Family Historian, [email protected] - November 1, 2010.
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David R. Downen was born in Posey County, Indiana on 6 October 1838. He was the oldest son of John Downen (1814-1872) and Rebecca Stevens (1817-1845), the grandson of Timothy Downen (1777-1828) and Jane Lacey, and great grandson of Josiah Downen. David appears in the 1850 US Census and the 1860 US Census in the household of his father in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana USA.
In 1862, David enlisted in the 25 th Infantry, Indiana volunteers. He was wounded at Ft. Donelson in February of 1863, and discharged after expiration of his terms of service in Aug 1865. After the war he farmed land previously owned by his father, John, and married Martha Matilda Allyn, daughter of Abijah Allyn and Katherine Hooper, on 22 December 1868 in Posey County, Indiana, USA.
The Western Star; Mount Vernon, Indiana- Thursday February 27, 1902; Page 1.
David R. Downen of Bufkin, returned from Sopia, Indian Agency, Arizona, last week, where he spent a couple of months with Horace Wilson, his son-in-law, who is in charge of an Indian school, at that place. This is Dave's third trip to that section, and upon his return home, found two new grand-children and immediately began talking Indian to them, which he thinks he now speaks fluently, and it is reported the babes understood every word he said as well as any Indian.
Descendants of Josiah Downen, compiled and edited by Connie Conrad, July, 2010, Evansville, Indiana. Personal database of Charles Frederick Downen and Thomas Wallace Faircloth; Year 2010 (Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, USA).
Notes have been edited by Charles Frederick Downen, Downen Family Historian, [email protected] - November 1, 2010.
Find A Grave page for Charles Downen
In 1862, David enlisted in the 25 th Infantry, Indiana volunteers. He was wounded at Ft. Donelson in February of 1863, and discharged after expiration of his terms of service in Aug 1865. After the war he farmed land previously owned by his father, John, and married Martha Matilda Allyn, daughter of Abijah Allyn and Katherine Hooper, on 22 December 1868 in Posey County, Indiana, USA.
The Western Star; Mount Vernon, Indiana- Thursday February 27, 1902; Page 1.
David R. Downen of Bufkin, returned from Sopia, Indian Agency, Arizona, last week, where he spent a couple of months with Horace Wilson, his son-in-law, who is in charge of an Indian school, at that place. This is Dave's third trip to that section, and upon his return home, found two new grand-children and immediately began talking Indian to them, which he thinks he now speaks fluently, and it is reported the babes understood every word he said as well as any Indian.
Descendants of Josiah Downen, compiled and edited by Connie Conrad, July, 2010, Evansville, Indiana. Personal database of Charles Frederick Downen and Thomas Wallace Faircloth; Year 2010 (Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, USA).
Notes have been edited by Charles Frederick Downen, Downen Family Historian, [email protected] - November 1, 2010.
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